By Ibrahim al-Amin Al-Akhbar: Near midnight on Tuesday, August 6, an Israeli commando unit began to move from the Palestinian side toward Lebanon’s northern frontier. The unit deployed to several points along the fence before starting to cross into … Continued

Syrian rebels said on Thursday they had targeted President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade heading to a Damascus mosque to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but state television showed him unharmed and the government denied he had been attacked. The … Continued

Syrian state television has broadcast images of President Bashar al-Assad unharmed and attending prayers in a Damascus mosque after rebels claimed to have fired rockets at his motorcade. Syrian rebels claimed on Thursday to have fired rockets at the motorcade … Continued

A US drone strike killed seven alleged al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province early on Wednesday, tribal sources said, amid fears of an imminent attack by the network. The drone destroyed two vehicles in the town of Nasab and killed … Continued

Israeli forces set fire to woodlands in South Lebanon near the border, the Lebanese Wednesday National News Agency reported. Civil defense and Lebanese army units were working on extinguishing the fire in Houla, the NNA added. The blaze was started … Continued

[Rescuers at the scene of a bombing in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, (SANA)] A deadly car bomb ripped through a Damascus suburb Tuesday evening, killing and wounding dozens, state media said. State news agency SANA said women and … Continued

BAGHDAD, (Xinhua): At least 11 people were killed and 28 others wounded in the latest violent attacks across Iraq on Monday, police said. At least three people were killed and 20 others injured when a car bomb exploded in a … Continued

TEHRAN, (Xinhua): Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani appointed reformist politician Eshaq Jahangiri as his first vice president, Press TV reported Monday. Jahangiri, 56, was Iran’s former minister of industries and mines in the administration of ex-reformist President Mohammad Khatami from … Continued

[Photo: Turkey’s former commander İlker Başbuğ and 18 other people receive life sentences on coup plot charges in the Ergenekon trial that lasted almost five years] Istanbul, (Hürriyet Daily News):Turkey’s former commander İlker Başbuğ and 18 other people receive life sentences … Continued

[Hezbollah is in a state of high alert due to the fact that it has been forced to fight simultaneously on two fronts. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)] By Ibrahim al-Amin Al-Akhbar: For 25 years now, Hezbollah has been engaged in … Continued

BEIRUT, (Xinhua): The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has exceeded 665,000 with a surge of about 20,000 refugees compared to last week’s estimates, the UN refugee agency said on Sunday. The UN Higher Council for Refugees (UNHCR) said the … Continued

New President Hasan Rouhani, who succeeds Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has pledged to boost the economy and better Tehran’s international ties. President Hasan Rouhani, a moderate conservative, pledged to uphold the constitution and protect the official religion of the Islamic Republic of … Continued

Iranian President Hassan Rohani took the oath of office before parliament in Tehran on Sunday as Israel’s prime minister warned that the Islamic Republic continues to pose a threat to regional security. Rohani, a relatively moderate cleric, pledged to uphold … Continued

Turkish police have broken up the latest protest against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The demonstration was on a much smaller square than those that gripped the country several weeks ago. Police wearing riot gear used water … Continued

Several western nations including Germany have closed embassies in Yemen following a US terror alert that prompted a worldwide travel warning. US officials met to review the threat after closing 21 diplomatic posts. Germany joined France, Britain and the United … Continued

Gunmen shot dead a woman and her two daughters in Iraq Saturday and a roadside bomb killed a man and his son as nine died in other attacks, officials said. Iraq is witnessing its deadliest violence since 2008. The woman … Continued

(Al-Akhbar): Syrian fighter planes launched an airstrike in eastern Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least nine people, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. The attack took place in Khirbet Daoud, east of the Lebanese town of Ersal. According to the … Continued

JALALABAD, (Xinhua): At least eight Afghan civilians were killed and 22 others wounded Saturday in a suicide car bombing near the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, police said. The blast took place at around … Continued

Makkah, (Arab News): Heavy rains after noon prayer in Makkah were seen as blessings of the holy month’s last Friday. The downpour came as a welcome relief for hundreds of thousands of worshippers in the Grand Mosque who were … Continued

Britain and Germany are set to temporarily close their diplomatic missions in Yemen after the United States issued a worldwide terror alert. The US had earlier said dozens of its embassies would also close temporarily. A spokesperson from the British … Continued

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